Themed Issue: Heat and Mass Transfer at Micro and Nano-Scale Interfaces and Surfaces

Heat and mass transfer across interfaces and surfaces are critical for thermal management design in microelectronics and cooling technologies based on phase-change heat transfer. On one hand, interfacial thermal transport has become one of the major bottlenecks to the continued scaling of microelectronics for the next generation and beyond, as microelectronics become increasingly smaller with higher power density. On the other hand, phase-change heat transfer on surfaces is key in many cooling strategies for power electronics, cryogenic storage, and production industries.

 

In recent years, many investigations on heat transfer across interfaces and surfaces have led to improvements in thermal science, such as boosting boiling heat transfer using surface functionalization and quantifying anharmonic scatterings at interfaces. In view of these achievements, this special issue is devoted to publishing outstanding works presenting novel modeling or experimental measurements in the field of heat transfer across interfaces and surfaces. We invite researchers to contribute their latest innovations to further advance this field.

 

Topics of Interest:

Boiling heat and mass transfer at micro and nano-scale interfaces and surfaces

Condensation heat transfer on micro and nano-structured surfaces

Thermal properties of hydrophobic and superhydrophobic surfaces

Heat transfer characteristics of hydrophilic and superhydrophilic surfaces

Innovative applications of surface modification and functionalization techniques in heat and mass transfer

Mechanisms of heat and mass transfer in microfluidics

Micro and nano-scale bubble dynamics and their impact on heat transfer

Thermal performance of electrodeposited porous composite layers

Regulation of thermal transport and mass transfer by surface structures

Heat transfer mechanisms of phase-change materials at micro and nano-scale

Gas-liquid phase transition phenomena at micro and nano-scales

Application of novel materials in micro and nano-scale heat and mass transfer

Interfacial phenomena and their role in heat and mass transfer

Measurement techniques for micro and nano-scale heat transfer phenomena

Experimental and theoretical studies on enhanced heat and mass transfer

 

By gathering diverse research outputs, this special issue aims to foster communication and collaboration among experts from different disciplines to explore advanced technologies and applications in micro and nano-scale interface and surface heat and mass transfer. Your research will play a pivotal role in advancing this critical field and promoting more efficient and sustainable technological innovations. We welcome your latest findings to help drive progress in micro- and nano-scale heat and mass transfer research.

 

Editor:

Dr. Nian Xu

Email: xn1967003966@163.com

Homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4536-7810

Affiliation: School of Energy and Environment, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan, 243002, Anhui, PR China

 

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